Crane, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code and 1,739 competitive homes: the Crane numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Crane at a glance: 1,739 Crane-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (79731) holds 1,738 of Crane's 1,738 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Crane wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
1 split ZIP code (79731) holds 1,738 of Crane's 1,738 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Moving to Crane
Local numbers for setting up a home in Crane, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Crane helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Crane: City Hall (main line), 432-558-3563.
- Natural gas: Texas Gas Service: customer service, 800-700-2443.
- Public schools: Crane ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Crane, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Crane
Typical weather near Crane, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Crane, about 1 mile from the city center (station elevation 2,554 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. July is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 95°F; January has the coolest average low, 32°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
For electricity, the normals point to two seasons that can lift a household's usage: cooling-degree days (a measure of how far each day's mean temperature sits above 65°F) peak in July at 595 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 586. How much that matters to a bill depends on the home, its insulation, its heating fuel and the household, so use your own usage history, not a regional average, when you compare plans.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precipitation (in) | Cooling degree-days | Heating degree-days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 32 | 0.7 | 0 | 586 |
| Feb | 65 | 35 | 0.5 | 4 | 421 |
| Mar | 73 | 45 | 0.5 | 39 | 226 |
| Apr | 82 | 53 | 0.7 | 135 | 68 |
| May | 89 | 63 | 1.3 | 347 | 13 |
| Jun | 95 | 71 | 1.2 | 532 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 1.0 | 595 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 73 | 1.4 | 586 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 1.7 | 344 | 8 |
| Oct | 80 | 55 | 1.6 | 143 | 68 |
| Nov | 69 | 43 | 0.8 | 20 | 299 |
| Dec | 60 | 33 | 0.6 | 1 | 569 |
Historical weather records for Crane County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -6°F (1985) and a record high of 115°F (1994), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Crane County. These are historical county extremes, not Crane's monthly averages and not a forecast; the normals above describe ordinary months.
Reference only: the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey puts the average Texas household at about 13,440 kWh a year (about 1,120 kWh a month if spread evenly). That is a statewide average for 2020, not Crane, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00412082; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Crane electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 1.1 sq mi; 3,134 residents and 957 households per sq mi; 3.27 people per Crane household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Crane homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 74.4% (±10), utility gas 22.1%; Crane County overall: 72.3% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Crane homes paying a power bill, 20.6% report $250 or more a month and 13.5% under $100 (Crane County: 23.0% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 77.8% detached houses, 15.9% mobile homes; median year built 1972, 11.0% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Crane-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,739 active, 178 inactive, 245 de-energized, so 19.6% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 13.3% of Crane housing units vacant (±7). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,739 home meters use the Crane postal name, against 1,009 households inside city limits (1.72 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 79731 carries every one of Crane's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.14, from 1,747 home meters in all and 1,533 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Crane homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Crane | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 74.4% |
| Heat with utility gas | 22.1% |
| Bill $250 or more | 20.6% |
| Built 2010 or later | 11.0% |
| Renter households | 22.8% |
| Median year built | 1972 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Crane meters and households
| Count | Crane |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,303 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 3,475 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,009 |
| Active home meters | 1,739 |
| Inactive home meters | 178 |
| De-energized home meters | 245 |
| Active small-business meters | 1,009 |
| Active large-business meters | 17 |
| Home meters per household | 1.72 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Crane |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Crane postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Crane plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. Oncor (170 listings): 14.1¢ / 13.4¢ / 13.2¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.8673¢ + $4.06/mo included. Not a quote.
Crane ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Crane homes | All ZIP homes | Crane share | ZIP households | Share of Crane land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79731 | 1,738 | 1,747 | 99% | 1,533 | 100% | 1.14 | split, 2 wires firms |
Crane split ZIP codes: 79731.
Crane businesses
1,026 Crane-addressed business meters; 24 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Crane questions
Do I get to pick my electric company in Crane?
Yes, on Oncor's wires: 1,739 Crane homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.72 per household). Split: 79731. Confirm your address.
Do Crane homes heat with electricity?
74.4% of Crane homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±10) and 22.1% with utility gas; 20.6% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Crane electricity customers have?
79731 (1,738 Crane homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.14 meters per household, 1,747 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Crane?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,739 Crane competitive homes.
Moving to Crane: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Crane had 423 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Crane
Wires and county: Oncor · Crane. Nearby pages: Big Lake (55 mi) · Fort Stockton (47 mi) · Kermit (54 mi) · Midland (46 mi) · Monahans (47 mi) · Odessa (34 mi)
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Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error)
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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